Encore Michigan
Read John Monaghan’s feature in FREEP: Slipstream’s timely take on Shakespeare’s “Dream”
“I am what I am.” Those are the first words that Luna Alexander said when she met with her Slipstream Theatre Initiative producing partner, Bailey... Continue Reading
Read about Joe Zettelmaier’s new theater “troupe”, in the Lansing State Journal
Joe Zettelmaier has made a name for himself as an up and coming playwright. Mid-Michigan theater goers frequently experience his new works at Williamston Theatre... Continue Reading
Read about the Carr Center’s financial woes and blessings, in FREEP
The financially challenged Carr Center, a small Detroit arts organization focused on African-American culture, has received recent commitments for more than $770,000, including a $500,000 grant from the Fred... Continue Reading
“Angels” sparkle with Noel Coward’s wit and whimsy
EAST LANSING,Mich.–If you’re a student of theater, then Noel Coward is a name you need to know. An English playwright who lived from 1899 to... Continue Reading
Read Between The Lines how Slipstream rethought its “Midsummer” in wake of Orlando massacre
"That was my first concern. ... What I was seeing and hearing from my friends around the country was that people wanted to celebrate our... Continue Reading
The Barn lights up “Guys and Dolls”
AUGUSTA, Mich.–The Barn first produced Guys and Dolls in 1955, the same year the film version starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra was released, five years after... Continue Reading
Read Jenn McKee’s review of “Spin” in Pulp
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Mila – a gay, black/hispanic teen in Emilio Rodriguez’s Spin, now having its world premiere at Theatre Nova – greets the enrichment programs... Continue Reading
Gay Pride and Prejudice at The Ringwald’s Gay Play Series
FERNDALE, Mich.–Most of the quartet of shows that make up the second set, “Block B,” of Ringwald’s Gay Play Series have a definite Detroit spin–from... Continue Reading